Dec 18, 2021 | Writing Process
One of the topics readers most frequently ask me about is how I feel about and handle the inevitable bad things that happen to good characters in my writing. Do I enjoy tormenting and killing the good guys? How far in advance do I plan these things? Why am I mean to...
Nov 26, 2021 | Writing Process
I’ve talked before about how I outline all my stories in advance so that I have a very specific framework before I start writing the first draft. I also have mentioned that I already had the whole Teshovar series planned before I ever began writing the first...
Nov 6, 2021 | Writing Process
One of the questions nearly every writer eventually gets asked is, “Where do you get your ideas?” That’s not an easy question to answer, because I suspect most of the time, most writers don’t know where their ideas come from! Sure, there might...
Oct 22, 2021 | Writing Process
After I wrote Akithar’s Greatest Trick, I had an idea for a standalone book set in the same universe. It was going to release between AGT and Teshovar Book 2 without being an actual numbered part of the core series. I went through all the necessary steps of...
Oct 15, 2021 | Writing Process
When you think about some of your favorite fantasy stories, their worlds likely jump to mind right away. Middle-earth, Narnia, Prydain, Oz, Westeros, and so many other fantastical places are as much central characters in their books as any of the humans and monsters...
Oct 1, 2021 | Writing Process
I get asked a lot of questions, both about my own books and about the writing process itself, and I’m going to start answering some of the most frequent questions in these blog posts. A very common question is “What tools do you use for writing?”...
